Enter the enchanting River Wye gorge

	The “Three Counties View”. This ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ is well known in Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire, and Herefordshire which was carved out during the Ice Age. The view upstream, also from Garth Cottage. Hidden behind the trees is the Kayak and Climbing Centre. Just visible, in the foreground, is the first ‘tug’ from the ferryman's rope-pull ferry across the river.
		WELCOME to Garth Cottage, on the banks of the River Wye, Symonds Yat East, hidden away in the Forest of Dean. We are a small family owned guest house on the banks of the River Wye facing south-west, 500ft below the famous Yat Rock. The River Wye is a salmon and coarse fishing river and Garth Cottage commands a fine view of the three counties, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire. Most visitors are lovers of the countryside and wildlife. A stroll through the woodlands and along the riverbank will reveal many species of wild flowers, butterflies, dragonflies and birds - the Peregrine Falcon and Kingfisher to name but two. For the more energetic there is walking, canoeing, climbing and riding.